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Band: The Smiths
Song: Heaven Knows im Miserable Now
Album: Hatful of Hollow
Thom Mills dustbin_man@hotmail.com
intro
F#maj7 Dmaj7 C#m B
f#----7-------3-----2-----0------------------------------------------
c#----9-------5-----3-----2------------------------------------------
a----8-------4-----4-----2------------------------------------------
e----9-------5-----4-----2------------------------------------------
b------------------------0------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
then you shuffle between these two chords
B C#
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
c#--5-0------7-0-----------------------------------------------------
a--6-6------8-8-----------------------------------------------------
e--7-7------9-9-----------------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
I was..
F#maj7 D#m
happy in the haze of a drunken hour
f#-7--------7--------7----9-------9----------------------------------
c#-9--------9-----------9-9-------9----------------------------------
a-8--------8-------------9-------9----------------------------------
e-9--------9-------------11------11---------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
Emaj7?/G#(bass plays G#) B C#
but heaven knows I'm miserable now
f#-----5----------------5---------------5----7-----------------------
c#-----7----------------7---------------5----7-----------------------
a-----6----------------6---------------6----8-----------------------
e-----7----------------7---------------7----9-----------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#maj7 D#m
I was looking for a job and then I found a job
f#-------7-----------7----------------9------------------------------
c#-------9-----------9----------------9------------------------------
a-------8-----------8----------------9------------------------------
e-------9-----------9----------------11-----------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
Emaj7? B
and heaven knows I'm miserable now
f#-----5----------------0-------------0-0-0--------------------------
c#-----7----------------2-------------0-0-0--------------------------
a-----6----------------2--------------------------------------------
e-----7----------------2--------------------------------------------
b----------------------0--------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
F#maj7 B C F#maj7
In my life, why do I give valuable time
f#-7--7--------5---7-------------7-----------------------------------
c#-9--9--------5---7----9--------9------------------6-6-6-6-6-3-...--
a-8--8--------6---8----8--------8------------------6-6-6-6-6-4-...--
e-9--9--------7---9----9--------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
D#m strum through
to people who dnt care if I live or die
f#----4------------------------9-------------------------------------
c#----5------------------------9-------------------------------------
a----6------------------------9------------6--8-6-4-----------------
e----6------------------------11-----------7--9-7-6-----------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
his "solo"
f#--3-4-2-0-4-2-0-4--7--14-14s15-16-11-------------------------------
c#--4-4-3-2-4-3-2-4--9--14-------15-13-------------------------------
a----------------4--9--14-------16-12-------------------------------
e-------------------9-----------------------------------------------
b-------------------------------------------------------------------
f#-------------------------------------------------------------------
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Ben Rhythm Player |
#1 by Ben Formica at Jan 5, 1970 at 2:36 PM EST |
| This song is atmospheric. "Oh mother... I can feel the soil falling over my head"- The tears start falling from thi spoint onwards. That opening line just explains the mood of the whole song. basically saying "I can feel myself being burried alive" | |
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James Wanna Be |
#2 by James Pigott at May 19, 1974 at 11:03 AM EST |
| That's how it goses to me: The protagonist is regreting because his woman left him: the soil is falling over his head and he climbs to an empty bed, no one waits for him. His ex lover is now marrying. She's sad veiled bride, who doesn't exactly love his groom, since she needs him more than she loves him. But, although she left him, the protagonist wants her to be happy and wants her husband to treat her well. Now he creates a hypothetical character who reminds him: why are you on your own tonight if youre clever, good looking etc. Now, they're in each other's arms: the one he loves and her husband. The next paragraph talks about the difficulty he has to remain gentle and kind with her and her husband because he's furious, so is much easier to laugh and hate. Finally, it kindda confirms my interpretation, saying that her love is not natural and real, because she should love him, but is married with another man. I hope you guys like my interpretion to this wonderful lyrics. | |
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Secondhand Smok Wanna Be |
#3 by Secondhand Smoka at Jun 12, 1978 at 8:01 AM EST |
| This is where Morrissey's at his best - when he's speaking about loneliness and the desire to love and be loved. People talk about his wit, but, like he says: "It's easy to laugh/ It's easy to hate/ It takes guts to be gentle and kind". So true - it's a shame so many people choose to do the former two. | |
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David Average |
#4 by David Gilmour at Apr 17, 1985 at 2:06 PM EST |
| two years after my previous post, this song still hits disturbingly close to home. i hate this. (love the song) | |
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Zach Wanna Be |
#5 by Zach U haft 2 ask 1st at Mar 25, 1988 at 1:12 AM EST |
| This song is about a man who has lived a life of hollow relationships. He's with someone for awhile and then they're gone and he's alone again. Love doesn't exist. I draw a parallel to a song off of Morrissey's new album. The lyric "[Jesus] why do you give me so much love, when there's no one i can turn to to unlock all this love?" | |
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That One Guy Musical Genius |
#6 by That One Guy at Jun 16, 1989 at 5:10 AM EST |
| "i know it's over / and it never really began / but in my heart it was so real" god, that hits home. these lyrics are incredible. | |
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Chris Average |
#7 by Chris Tucker at Sep 20, 1989 at 12:23 PM EST |
| this is one of my all time favourite songs. it's so beautiful, it brings a tear to my eye.. :) gorgeous. | |
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Elizabeth Wanna Be |
#8 by Elizabeth Greer at Oct 31, 1995 at 11:44 AM EST |
| Man, this song can get me through a lot too. It lets out all the emotion. Makes me cry EVERY time. I too think the 'If your so funny/clever/entertaining/good looking, then why are you on your own tonight' part is the most true statement ever. And the poignant bit is when the second guitar comes in I feel. | |
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Rockstar Professional |
#9 by Rockstar at Feb 7, 1997 at 8:05 PM EST |
| Who hasn't felt this way before? | |
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St. Jimmy Wanna Be |
#10 by St. Jimmy at Nov 19, 2000 at 5:46 AM EST |
| I like the lyric I know its over/ and it never really began/ but in my head it seemed so real these lyrics and the song got me through so much in the past few months :D | |
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Matt Lead Player |
#11 by Matt Miller at Jan 14, 2001 at 8:04 AM EST |
| after reading a news ticker saying this was the saddest song, i found it. it's such a beautiful song, making me cry all the time. it's how i discovered the Smiths. :) | |
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Mike Average |
#12 by Mike Dawgg at Feb 10, 2006 at 4:16 PM EST |
| loud loutish lover treat her kindly, though she needs you more than she loves you......when i hear him sing this song i just think, you need a big hug.... | |
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